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EnglandSouth EastCherwellOX5 1EASt Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
Primary

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington

Primary

Cherwell · Kidlington · OX5 1EA www.st-thomas-more.oxon.sch.uk/

Pupils
230
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio33.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
81%
+16pp
86%76%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
15%
+3pp
24%18%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
65%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
69%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
73%
Reading scaled score
113.0
Maths scaled score
112.0
GPS scaled score
114.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
230
Pupil : teacher ratio
33.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
48%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1EA
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%15%92%65%81%23%92%69%92%92%113.0112.0114.017%230
2023/2465%12%77%46%81%19%81%27%88%81%108.0106.0108.020%212
2022/2380%24%84%44%84%28%88%48%92%84%110.0110.0109.0+2.70+3.00+2.4017%196
2018/1986%21%93%57%86%21%96%54%96%93%109.0110.0109.0+2.50-0.90+3.0010%199
2017/1881%11%93%22%85%11%96%26%100%85%106.0107.0106.0-0.10-1.70+1.4011%218
2016/1760%4%76%32%72%4%76%28%80%80%105.0105.0105.0-1.30-3.20-1.106%215

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523024.317%48%5%5%11%
2023/2421220.420%40%8%4%7%
2022/2319617.917%40%13%5%15%
2021/2220020.916%37%12%8%21%
2020/2120623.413%38%8%
2018/1919922.110%34%6%4%9%
2017/1821827.311%38%8%3%3%
2016/1721535.86%34%8%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.